Am I being prudish, or do I have a point?

£18 for one pair of knickers!

So I finally sat down to compose a grovelling email, and they'd bloody replied! 😬

Thanks very much for your note which made interesting reading.

Firstly, you may be pleased to hear that our e-commerce team were already in the process of switching ‘old’ images out, of which this was one. We have expedited that process since we received your feedback, and the image will be replaced on the ‘Your order’s been dispatched’ email from tomorrow. Thank you.

Secondly, I also want to reassure you a bit more. The model is honestly not a teenager, just a very petite adult. And the picture is horribly deceptive – what you can see under the model’s right armpit is actually her left elbow. I agree this is easy to misinterpret!

I do hope this gives you the confidence to re-shop with Stripe & Stare! There is a £20 e-Gift Card winging its way to you by way of an apology for any offence inadvertently caused.

"Interesting reading" 😂Very restrained of her! I decided not to fess up to having created a whole MN thread about The Breast That Never Was, and acted as if I hadn't realised until I received her email. I replied:

I'm in hysterics as I type this- I can't believe I mistook an elbow for a breast! I'm so sorry you had to spend your time replying to such a ridiculous email. I hope that you got a good laugh out of my email, at least!

Leaving aside the fact that I am clearly an idiot, I do think maybe what added to my discomfort was the fact that the models faces were cropped out- I can't quite put my finger on why, but perhaps it feels a bit impersonal, like they have been reduced to bodies rather than people? It's also much harder to mistake an adult face for a teenage one! Possibly something to consider for the future, although I accept that I'm probably the last person you want to take suggestions from.

The voucher is a very kind gesture, but I won't be using it- I've caused your company enough trouble!

Have a lovely evening

Here endeth the saga! I'm back at work tomorrow (I don't work Wednesdays, hence why I had the time to send prudish emails and create ridiculous Mumsnet threads!) so I will probably leave this thread here. Although I will share the reply to my email, if I get one!

Lastly, I'm genuinely sorry if I have offended anyone- as I say, I am slim myself, so I really wasn't intending to shame anyone based on their body type. I think it's incredibly important for all body types to be represented, including those which are naturally very thin. Something about the image didn't sit right with me (when I thought the elbow was a breast, that is!), which is possibly down to my own unrecognised prejudices.

To end on a lighter note- I showed the email to my wife when she got home, and she thought it was a breast too! I'm not the only idiotic lesbian in this house!

I was going to vote YABU due to "thin" being conflated with underage. However I had a look at their website and I find it very disturbing that they're selling knickers with incredibly childish prints and colours for grown women. Pink with stars, pastel leopard print, hot pink with rainbow spots. WTF. That same style of underwear is literally only sold in toddler, girls and teenage sections in mainstream stores.

It definitely smacks of encouraging grown women to cosplay as underage girls for men of extremely dubious taste. Without going into too much detail, there are multiple porn categories where actresses wear children's knickers with cute patterns and designs to make them appear like teens (or worse). That brand seems to be playing heavily into the market under the guise of being comfortable or sustainable. No other lingerie company offers adult size knickers with those sort of kiddy designs on them.

and thin women don't want the constant pretence that you are not a real woman if you don't have "curves" 🙄

You're a slim woman, explaining that the woman in the photo is unusually slim. Are you delusional? Perhaps you need an eye examination.

CPD in human anatomy would be a suitable place to start to bring you up to speed.

Not Snag is it? They're well known for their weird fetish type advertising, with either men in tights or very large women in stockings etc

I didn't accuse you of anything. I said perhaps there's something else you're hiding in your photo album - which could be anything.

I'm sorry, are you genuinely accusing me of having inappropriate images on my phone? Do you not realise you've massively crossed a line here?

I'm reporting your comment. Hope you get a ban.

@user1473878824

Are you really though?

Are you a dog?

Oh my god, I'm in absolute hysterics! I've just zoomed right in and you are absolutely right, it's her elbow! 😂What an absolute tit, excuse the pun!

To make it worse, I'm a lesbian- you think I'd be able to tell the difference between an elbow and a breast!

I'm so sorry for wasting everyone's time- I now need to send a grovelling apology to the company regarding me email! Any suggestions for how to phrase it?!

This is quite possibly the stupidest thing I have ever done in my life.

I am thinking that you need a change in career .

Clearly sales and marketing would not suit you but I am convinced there is a new career for you in the NHS.

With you on the NHS pay roll, the statistics for breast cancer would go right down. You could be Wes Streeting's secret weapon

pretty sure even teachers are allowed to shop for underwear.